Anti-Americanism in Latin America and the Caribbean “FALSE POPULISM” OR COMING FULL CIRCLE?

• Published in: The Anti-American Century p. 49
• Main Author: Alan McPherson
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Central European University Press 20-04-2007
• Edition: NED - New edition, 1
• Subjects: American studies; Anthropology; Behavioral sciences; Cold wars; Countries; Economic liberalism; Economic theory; Economics; Election forecasting; Ethnography; Ethnology; Government reform; Group identity; Human geography; International disputes; International politics; International relations; Latin American culture; Latin American studies; Nation states; National identity; Nationalism; Political activism; Political change; Political elections; Political geography; Political processes; Political protests; Political reform; Political science; Politics; Polls; Psychology; Public opinion; Social attitudes; Social psychology; Social sciences
• ISBN: 9789637326806; 9637326804

After becoming Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice accused Latin American leaders such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez of practicing “false populism” against the United States.¹ Examination of the anti-U.S. sentiment—be it populist or otherwise—that has swept Latin America in the mid-2000s may be served by asking a series of questions about the past of anti-Americanism. It is increasingly clear that anti-Americanism is widespread, robust, and both a cultural and political phenomenon. These are the observations of journalists or commentators on present U.S. relations with the most anti-U.S. region in the world today, the Middle East. To be sure, many